Tuesday, February 22, 2011

I don't know about ya'll out there....

A very sweet and somewhat hard to find record by Bobby LaCour. Strictly speaking it's one of three total, although there is another 45 credited to someone else on which LaCour provides minimal vocals. I've yet to find a copy of that one.

More or less my theme song at the moment. I happen to like LaCour's version better than George Jackson's original. It's a little more upbeat, the horn chart is tighter, and there are no annoying back up singers. LaCour may not have been quite the singer that Jackson was but certainly has his own special appeal. I wish he'd recorded more.

On the whole, Senator Jones' productions get little love, but in my opinion the Bobby LaCour sides are different. Notice the name John Berthelot on the label. He undoubtedly did the actual production work. Berthelot is a well respected composer/arranger/music teacher/ex-label owner who still occasionally plays jazz around New Orleans.

Simplicity is good. This playlist gets added to when I feel like it....and for no particular reason at all.

I'm offering a listen to largely scratched-up, often obscure records. Objects which have a life and charm all their own. Objects which I own. This is in no way meant to imply ownership of any rights concerning these recordings.

If you like what you hear then please hunt up the artists and buy the CDs. Better yet, why not collect the 45's yourself?

If anyone has a valid objection to my posting any of these records, then please, just let me know...I'll gladly remove the link. I can be reached at singbones AT yahoo DOT com.